A collage of Halima Abubakar and cover of NATIONAL WAVES Newspaper
By Akeem Atoyebi
Controversy may as well be her second nature, Halima Abubakar, the actress suspended in October this year by the Actors Guild of Nigeria for allegedly spreading false information about fellow actors and high-profile individuals, has again by stealth, thrown herself into another round of mudslinging.
The Kogi- born actress had written to hosting security Cloudflare requesting it to take down NATIONAL WAVES for ‘abusing’ her.
Subsequently, Cloudflare had written to NATIONAL WAVES requesting for more clarity on the ‘abuse’ charge raised by the controversial actress. The so-called charge being NATIONAL WAVES’ accurate story on her suspension by the Actors Guild of Nigeria and the letter of apology written to her alleged estranged lover, Apostle Johnson Suleman begging for the cleric’s forgiveness for publicly maligning him and damaging his reputation by revealing sordid details of their love affairs.
A copy of the Letter of Apology written by Halima Abubakar to Apostle Johnson Suleman
Cloudflare had written: “We have been informed about a potential problem on your website with the following IP address(es):
Please extract the details in this regard from the e-mail below. Since the situation does not represent an acute matter to us it is not necessary to report back. Our e-mail is just for your information. Your efforts are highly appreciated anyway.
Original complaint from Cloudflare Trust & Safety
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Subject: Cloudflare received an abuse report regarding one of your customers.
Cloudflare received an abuse report regarding:
> nationalwaves-ng.com
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> Please be aware Cloudflare offers network service solutions including pass-through security services, a content distribution network (CDN) and registrar services. Due to the pass-through nature of our services, our IP addresses appear in WHOIS and DNS records for websites using Cloudflare. Cloudflare is generally not a website hosting provider, and we cannot remove material from the Internet that is hosted by others.
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> The actual host for nationalwaves-ng.com are the following IP addresses. Using the following command, you can confirm the site in question is hosted at that IP address: “Host: nationalwaves-ng.com”
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> Below is the report we received:
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> Reporter’s Name: Sohail khan
> Reporter’s Email Address: [email protected]
> Reporter’s Company Name: Pakistan
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> Reported URLs:
> https://www.nationalwaves-ng.com/tag/halima-abubakar/
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> Logs or Evidence of Abuse: The content is defaming and harassing me
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> Please address this issue with your customer.
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The controversial actress had earlier in the month of October, 2024 been suspended by the Actors Guild for what it called spreading false information about other actors and actresses.
The Guild had written ” the decision followed a two-year investigation into her involvement in spreading unfounded rumours, particularly about extramarital affairs between actors and notable Nigerians.
The Guild revealed that a secret investigation panel was set up in 2022 to investigate slanderous reports circulating in the industry.
After thorough investigations, the panel concluded that Halima was responsible for leaking false stories about her colleagues and patrons.
The AGN statement read: “Following the thorough investigative report by the special Secret Investigation Panel set up to conduct an internal underground secret investigation, the Panel found out that Miss Halima Abubakar was behind all the slandering information.”
As a result, Halima Abubakar has been placed on indefinite suspension. She is prohibited from participating in any AGN activities or filming during this time. The Guild also warned that violations of the suspension rules could result in further disciplinary actions.
“She will face the National Disciplinary Committee to determine her full punishment,” the statement added.
The AGN also noted that some other female members are currently being investigated in connection with similar allegations.
In a release, NATIONAL WAVES has vowed to continue “To do accurate, factual stories based on investigation without fear or favour, and remains strong and can not be cowed by intimidation.
